Microsoft patenta un sistema para controlar al usuario del sistema operativo.

Parece que el concepto de «Big Brother» se va a quedar mas que corto.

Micro$oft pretende con esta tecnología detectar la frustración y el estrés del usuario midiendo una serie de parámetros corporales. La tecnología patentada utilizaría todo tipo de sensores biométricos que medirían el ritmo cardiaco, la respiración, la temperatura corporal, las expresiones faciales y la presión sanguínea.

A un observador podría parecerle este mecansimo algo similar a Echelon, no tanto para espiar datos sino para espiar sensaciones o estados anímicos.

La utilidad no está clara. Es evidente que Micro$oft perseguirá algún beneficio económico dado que muy altruista no se ha demostrado esta empresa a lo largo de su historia.

La utilidad más evidente se puede atisbar en analizar al candidato a una entrevista de trabajo o en el control de la productividad del trabajador que maneje el sistema operativo de la mencionada empresa. Lo siguiente suponemos que será comparar la productividad de determinados grupos sociales, razas, sexos, por edad etc. Los motivos los dejamos a vuestra imaginación.

Mas información:

• www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/03/microsoft_hopes_to_patent_big_brother
• www.20minutos.es/noticia/329172/0/gran/hermano/microsoft/

Para los que controlen algo de inglés aqui os pongo parte de lo que aparece en el registro de la oficina de patentes:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an activity monitoring system that facilitates managing and optimizing user activity automatically to improve overall user productivity and efficiency.

[0018]FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an activity monitoring system that facilitates managing user activity in part by dynamically determining applicable and available human or system resources to provide to users needing assistance in order to improve overall user productivity and efficiency.

[0019]FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram that demonstrates one manner in which a target user can request assistance on a target activity and receive system or human assistance based on various aspects of the target activity.

[0020]FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram that demonstrates monitoring user activity in order to identify available and applicable human resources that are capable of performing an assigned task.

[0021]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an exemplary activity monitoring and management system that facilitates optimizing individual user or group productivity and efficiency.

[0022]FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram that demonstrates one manner in which group user activity can be monitored and managed for both local and remote users.

[0023]FIG. 7 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method that facilitates managing user activity in order to improve overall user productivity and efficiency.

[0024]FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method that facilitates finding relevant users to assist other users with an activity.

[0025]FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of an exemplary method that facilitates collaboration of activities and users in part by monitoring user and/or group activities.

[0026]FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an overall activity-centric system that is operable to perform the monitoring and activity-based functionalities described herein.